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| Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority: |
Source: Google has canceled the development of a second-generation Pixel Tablet, planned for release in 2025, due to concerns that it wouldn't sell very well — Google is pulling the plug on its next Pixel Tablet, citing fears the product wouldn't sell very well. — • — TL;DR
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is testing a more conversational version of Siri, dubbed “LLM Siri”, with plans to release it in spring 2026 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16 — - Company is working on overhaul that employees call ‘LLM Siri’ — Unveiling planned for next year, with rollout coming in 2026
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Sources: OpenAI considered making a browser, discussed deals to power AI features on Samsung devices and search on sites and apps from Condé Nast and others — OpenAI is preparing to launch a frontal assault on Google. — The ChatGPT owner recently considered developing a web browser … | Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: |
Texas AG opens a probe into the World Federation of Advertisers to determine if it conspired to boycott “certain social media platforms”; X sued WFA in August — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Thursday he is opening an investigation into the World Federation of Advertisers … | Hannah Lang / Reuters: |
Sources: a16z, Ripple, Kraken, and Circle are jostling for a seat on Trump's promised crypto advisory council, which is expected to set up a bitcoin reserve — A slew of crypto companies including Ripple, Kraken and Circle are jostling for a seat on President-elect Donald Trump's promised …
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| Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
The UK plans to draft a regulatory framework to oversee stablecoins and staking services as part of a single overarching regime for cryptoassets in early 2025 — - Planned legislation pushed back due to change of government — New administration to publish single overarching crypto regime
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Brave Search introduces AI chat to let users ask follow-up questions to initial queries, bringing together capabilities of chat-first and search-first tools — Brave announced on Thursday that it's introducing an AI chat mode for follow-up questions based on initial queries on Brave Search.| Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
Spotify adds new audiobook features for Premium users: video clips up to 30 seconds long, Author Pages, and visuals that appear while users listen — Spotify is enhancing the audiobook experience for premium users through three new experiments: video clips, author pages, and the ability to add visuals that appear while users listen.
More: Spotify, Spotify, BetaNews, Radio Ink, The Bookseller, Digital Music News, MakeUseOf, Engadget, and Thurrott
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
SafeRent, an AI screening tool used by landlords, agrees to pay ~$2.3M to settle a discrimination lawsuit and will no longer display certain tenant scores — SafeRent, an AI screening tool used by landlords, will no longer use AI-powered “scores” to evaluate whether someone using housing vouchers would make a good tenant.
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Meta is rolling out voice message transcripts on WhatsApp globally over the coming weeks in select languages, and says they are generated on users' devices — WhatsApp announced on Thursday it's rolling out voice message transcripts. The Meta-owned company says the new feature will come …
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| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Sources: Amazon will likely face an EU investigation next year into whether it breaches the DMA by favoring its own brand products on its online marketplace — Amazon (AMZN.O) will likely face an EU investigation next year into whether it favours its own brand products on its online marketplace …
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| Lauren Feiner / The Verge: |
Snap files to dismiss New Mexico's lawsuit over Snap's alleged child safety issues with predators, saying the complaint misrepresents the state's investigation — Snap says the basis of a scathing lawsuit suggesting it systematically recommends teens' accounts to child predators is backwards …
More: Bloomberg Law and Reuters
| Brady Dale / Axios: |
SEC chair Gary Gensler will step down on January 20; it has been traditional for SEC chairs to resign if the administration changes in the middle of their term — - “I thank President Biden for entrusting me with this incredible responsibility. … The agency had resisted launching exchange …
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| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Microsoft President Brad Smith calls on Donald Trump to “push harder” against cyberattacks from Russia, China, and Iran amid a wave of state-sponsored hacks — Big Tech group's president calls on new US administration to take tougher approach on state-sponsored cyber attacks
More: Business Insider and The Information
| Elaine Moore / Financial Times: |
Q&A with Sam Liang, CEO of AI transcription app Otter.ai that claims to have ~20M users, on plans to create personalized AI avatars for online meetings and more — Co-founder of transcription start-up reckons we can even let avatars take our place in work interactions| James Reddick / The Record: |
In its latest security report, Meta says it removed 2M+ accounts this year connected to pig butchering scams conducted from Southeast Asia and the UAE — Meta has taken down more than 2 million accounts this year connected to pig butchering scams conducted from Southeast Asia and the United Arab Emirates, the company said Thursday.
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